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Thinking of living at DN12 4AX? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denaby Main Primary Academy | Primary | 350 m | 75% met the expected standard |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 500 m | 58% met the expected standard |
| Rowena Academy | Primary | 1000 m | – |
| De Warenne Academy | Secondary | 1000 m | Attainment 8: 48.9 · 12.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Laurel Academy | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 50.2 · 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sir Thomas Wharton Academy | Secondary | 4.7 km | Attainment 8: 43.3 · 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Swinton Academy | Secondary | 4.7 km | Attainment 8: 41.1 · 4.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Thrybergh Academy | Secondary | 5.3 km | Attainment 8: 28.8 · 0.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near DN12 4AX, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Denaby Miners Welfare Crown Green Bowls Club | 380 m | 5 |
| Golf | Crookhill Park Golf Course | 3.6 km | 3 |
| Swimming | Dearne Valley Leisure Centre | 710 m | 1 |
| Cycling | MTB dirt jumps. | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Tennis | Mexborough Miners Welfare & Athletics Club | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Karting | Avago Karting | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Motor | Avago Karting | 3.5 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Conisbrough, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 96k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Sheffield.
The nearest bus stop is Wheatley Street/Wheatley Place, 50 m away, with a bus about every 20 minutes on weekdays (routes 221, 621); 30 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Denaby Main Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 75% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is De Warenne Academy, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 48.9 · 12.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Asda, 400 m away, with Go Local closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Denaby Medical Practice (450 m), with Weldricks Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Sorella is 1.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Doncaster Royal Infirmary, 10 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 66% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 18 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Hungry Horace is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Denaby And Cadeby Miners Welfare the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (12 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 168 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 15 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 14% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
Bungalow country: 23% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Denaby Main Memorial Park, 450 m away; for exercise, Dearne Valley Leisure Centre (700 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 50 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 70 km.
Most households own their home, 15% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
26 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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